The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-30
FLORIDA.


completion.
fernando county scores the second vic
tory for the vets.
Polk county is still eating watermelons
Just from the vine.
o. S. Oaks is the new chief of the Fernan-
dina fire department.
About 5000 of the DeSoto county tax
for 1886 is uncollected.
The fire at Sanford viii not interfere with
the holding of the South Florida EXPOSE
ton.
An Arcadia naturalist advertises for 1000
young alligators, 500 pounds large alligator
teeth, 500 roseate, spoonbill wings, and all
the alligator skins in the county.
Last Monday morning the whole police
force of Sanford was arraigned before
Mayor Lilienthal on the charge OF malfeas-
ance in office and partisan interference with
| voters at the election on last thursday.
The case was continued.
The Mcmillan Mill Company, of Pine
| Barren, have graded four miles for rail-
road connecting their mill with a new mill
of something like $4,000 feet per day ca
| pacity, the foundation of which they have
laid on the Escambia river.
A Crown Point man has the champion
pumpkin vine of the State The seed was
never planted and grew volunteer fashion
without any fertilizer The vine is eleven
| inches in circumference, and from it fully
S. worth of pumpkins have been sold.
Sunday night about half a mile above
| CarOville large, heavily loaded boat with
cotton and turpentine ran against a dead
head, which caused it to turn enough to fill
with water, when it sank The barge isnot
entirely under water. There are several
sunken logs in the river at this point, and it
| is resting upon these logs. The damage to
the freight is slight
| Prof, Henry Merz is arranging to publish,
at Lake City, the Florida School Journal
| The name plainly designates its mission and
| the field of usefulness it will seek to fill.
| Prof. Merz proposes that the Journals eff
forts be earnestly devoted to the cause of
education in Florida, and will make it
medium of communication and interchange
| of thought between the army of instructors
| sprinkled throughout the State
U. j. White, President of the St Johns
and Halifax railroad, is having prepared a
garden which will embrace two acres of
| land. It is intended to fertilize it WELL and
| have it so situated as to direct the attention
| of passengers alighting from the train at
| Ormond. The idea is TO test the Adaptable
| ty of Florida soil and show to the world
what Florida can accomplish in the way of
raising vegetables and other produce at all
seasons of the year.
|
| Marshal Bird on all the stockholders of the
Jacksonville Netos- Herald in the libel suits
| brought in the United States Court by Mr..
| Lewis and Mrs. Calvano, of Massachusetts,,
each for the sum of 500, 900, making total
of 100000 for both suits. AS the Ne1cS-
Herald was not an Incorporated company
| at the time the article in question was pub
lished, the suit has been brought against the
| stockholders as partners. Under the
| az Sfafn
| doing business i'll partnership is individ-
ually liable for the full amount of the firms
| debts, and of any judgment that might be
| found against them. This makes any one
member individually responsible for the full
| S200,0 900 of the two suits. The article that
the plaintiffs consider libelous was a two
| column "expose" relating to the death of
| Miss Ida Lewis, which occurred in Jackson
| vile last winter.
The following supervisors Of registration
have been appointed by the Governor: w.
c. Hayman for Manatee county, Washing
ton Montsalvatge for Monroe county, Will
liam Mickler for st. Johns county, Thomas
Fletcher for Lafayette county, Samuel ID.
Swami for Nassau county, w. B. Hare for
Sumter county. The following county
officers have been appointed: Sheriffs--G.
o. Kew for Franklin county, A.
c. Richards for Dade county. Coun-
ty Treasurers-T T. Mcdaniel for
Suwanee county; ]. B. Finley, for Volusia
county; G. Pomar, for St Johns county,
Collectors of revenue-A. f. Lopez, for St.
Johns county; w. H. Benest, for Dade
county. County COMMISSIONER. G..
Poppell, for Volusia county; w. H. Parker,
for Putnam county. N. W. Eppes has been
appointed Superintendent of schools for
Leon county; S. b. Wilson, Surveyor
for Volusia county; Henry I. Priest,
Clerk of court for Dade county; A F.
Quimby, Assessor for Dade county. Jus
tees of the Peace have been appointed for
the following counties in accordance with
the new Constitution and the law of 1887:
Alachua, Bradford, Brevard, Gadsden,
Jackson, Jefferson, Levy, Madison, Mana
tee, Marion, Polk, Santa Rosa. Sum-
ter Suwanee, Walton and Washing
ton. In the following counties under the
new system one or more Justices of the
Peace have been appointed to-wit: Baker,
Hillsboro, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Volusia
and st. Johns.
Ormond on the Halifax correspondent
Palatka Ne,Cs: A great fault with many
who come to q new country is lack of sys-
TEN. Before you strike blow to cut a tree,
or take spade TO set building post, lay
out your plans for your new home, plans
that will be in perfect order and system,
and pleasing and satisfactory for fifty years
hence. First drive three stakes for your
base line to work from, parallel with the
road, river or whatever you wish your
house to face. 1t took me two days to set
those three stakes, and eStab-
lish my base line in the
woods and tangle-foot, but it paid, for l
have been working by that line for eleven
years. My house, barn, chicken-house and
other buildings are set by that line, either
parallel or at right angles with it, My
avenues, walks, road to beach, callseway
and wharf to the river, every grove, tree,
shrub and plant are laid out or set by that
line. l use two measuring poles, one % feet,
the other 12l5 feet lay off rows 25 feet each
way, put standard trees at the corners,
and smaller trees or plants at 1917
feet between, or 81, or set in
the centre of the square. My walks are in
the centre of two rows of standard trees,
and flower beds each side of walks NV
nursery rows are on line with standard
trees in groves, just 3 feet ~ inches apart,
so if wish to leave tree in place. it will be
in the proper place, as every eighth row is
in line with standard. If one commences
with plan or system from the start every
thing works so much nicer, there is no clash
ing, no taking up or replacing
A shooting affray occurred at Port Orange
between two colored men Sunday night,
which resulted in the death of one and the
serious wounding of the other participant.
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